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Vishnuvardhana, the Glossary

Vishnuvardhana (r. 1108–1152 CE) was a king of the Hoysala Empire in what is today the state of Karnataka, India.^[1]

37 relations: Alupa dynasty, Ancient literature, Bankapura, Belur, Karnataka, Chamarajanagar, Chennakeshava Temple, Belur, Chennakeshava Temple, Somanathapura, Chola Empire, Hangal, Hinduism, Hoysala Kingdom, Hoysala literature, Hoysaleswara Temple, Jainism, Kadamba dynasty, Kanchipuram, Kannada, Karnataka, Kulottunga I, Lakkundi, Narasimha I, Narasimha III, Nolamba dynasty, Ramanuja, Ramayana, Santara dynasty, Shiva, South India, Talakadu, Tirthankara, Tulabhara, Tungabhadra River, Vaishnavism, Veera Ballala I, Vikramaditya VI, Vishnu, Western Chalukya Empire.
1152 deaths
12th-century Hindus
Converts to Hinduism from Jainism
Hoysala kings

Alupa dynasty

The Alupa dynasty (ಅಳುಪೆರ್, ಆಳ್ವೆರ್) (circa 2nd century C.E to 15th century C.E) was an ancient ruling dynasty of India.

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Ancient literature comprises religious and scientific documents, tales, poetry and plays, royal edicts and declarations, and other forms of writing that were recorded on a variety of media, including stone, clay tablets, papyri, palm leaves, and metal.

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Bankapura

Bankapura is a panchayat town in Haveri district in the state of Karnataka, India.

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Belur, Karnataka

Belur is a town and taluk in Hassan district in the state of Karnataka, India.

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Chamarajanagar

Chamarajanagar or Chamarajanagara is a town in the southern part of Karnataka, India.

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Chennakeshava Temple, Belur

Chennakeshava Temple, also referred to as Keshava, Kesava or Vijayanarayana Temple of Belur, is a 12th-century Hindu temple in, Hassan district of Karnataka state, India.

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Chennakeshava Temple, Somanathapura

The Chennakesava Temple, also referred to as Chennakeshava Temple and Keshava Temple, is a Vaishnava Hindu temple on the banks of River Kaveri at Somanathapura, Mysuru, Karnataka, India.The temple was consecrated in 1258 CE by Somanatha Dandanayaka, a general of the Hoysala King Narasimha III.

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Chola Empire

The Chola Empire, which is often referred to as the Imperial Cholas, was a medieval Indian, thalassocratic empire that was established by the Chola dynasty that rose to prominence during the middle of the ninth century and united southern India under their rule.

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Hangal

Hangal, formerly known as 'Viratanagara', is a historic town in Karnataka.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.

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Hoysala Kingdom

The Hoysala Kingdom was a Kannadiga power originating from the Indian subcontinent that ruled most of what is now Karnataka between the 10th and the 14th centuries.

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Hoysala literature

Hoysala literature is the large body of literature in the Kannada and Sanskrit languages produced by the Hoysala Empire (1025–1343) in what is now southern India.

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Hoysaleswara Temple

Hoysaleswara temple, also referred simply as the Halebidu temple, is a 12th-century Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva.

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Jainism

Jainism, also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion.

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Kadamba dynasty

The Kadambas were an ancient royal family from modern Karnataka, India, that ruled northern Karnataka and the Konkan from Banavasi in present-day Uttara Kannada district in India.

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Kanchipuram

Kanchipuram (IAST) also known as Kanjeevaram, is a stand alone city corporation, satellite nodal city of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu in the Tondaimandalam region, from Chennaithe capital of Tamil Nadu.

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Kannada

Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ), formerly also known as Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states.

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Karnataka

Karnataka (ISO), also known colloquially as Karunāḍu, is a state in the southwestern region of India.

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Kulottunga I

Kulottunga Chola I (Middle Tamil: Kulōttuṅka Cōḻaṉ; Classical Sanskrit: Kulottuṅgā Cōḷa; 1025–1122) also spelt Kulothunga, born Rajendra Chalukya (Telugu: Rājēndra Cāḷukyuḍu), was a Chola Emperor who reigned from 1070 to 1122 succeeding his cousin Athirajendra Chola. Vishnuvardhana and Kulottunga I are 12th-century Indian monarchs.

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Lakkundi

Lakkundi, also referred to as Lokkugundi, was a major city before the 14th century, and is now a village in Gadag District of Karnataka, India.

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Narasimha I

Narasimha I (ಒಂದನೆ ನರಸಿಂಹ) (r. 1152–1173 CE) was a ruler of the Hoysala Empire. Vishnuvardhana and Narasimha I are 12th-century Hindus, 12th-century Indian monarchs, Hindu monarchs and Hoysala kings.

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Narasimha III

Narasimha III (r. 12631292) was a ruler of the Hoysala Empire. Vishnuvardhana and Narasimha III are Hindu monarchs and Hoysala kings.

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Nolamba dynasty

The Nolamba dynasty the area they held sway over is referred to as Nolambasa-37 of Henjeru (Hemavathi), Nolambalige (Nolambavadi-32000), etc.

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Ramanuja

Ramanuja (Middle Tamil: Rāmāṉujam; Classical Sanskrit: Rāmānuja; 1077 – 1157), also known as Ramanujacharya, was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and a social reformer.

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Ramayana

The Ramayana (translit-std), also known as Valmiki Ramayana, as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti text (also described as a Sanskrit epic) from ancient India, one of the two important epics of Hinduism known as the Itihasas, the other being the Mahabharata.

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Santara dynasty

Santara or BhairarasaAlternate forms of the dynasty's name include Santha, Santa, Santhara.

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Shiva

Shiva (lit), also known as Mahadeva (Category:Trimurti Category:Wisdom gods Category:Time and fate gods Category:Indian yogis.

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South India

South India, also known as Southern India or Peninsular India, is the southern part of the Deccan Peninsula in India encompassing the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area and 20% of India's population.

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Talakadu

Talakadu is a town on the left bank of the Kaveri river 45 km (28 miles) from Mysore and 133 km (82 miles) from Bangalore in Karnataka, India.

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Tirthankara

In Jainism, a Tirthankara is a saviour and supreme spiritual teacher of the dharma (righteous path).

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Tulabhara

Tulabhara, also known as Tula-purusha (IAST: Tulāpuruṣa) or Tula-dana, is an ancient Hindu practice in which a person is weighed against a commodity (such as gold, grain, fruits or other objects), and the equivalent weight of that commodity is offered as donation.

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Tungabhadra River

The Tungabhadra River is a river in India that starts and flows through the state of Karnataka during most of its course, Andhra Pradesh and ultimately joining the Krishna River near Murvakonda in Andhra Pradesh The river Tungabhadra derives its name from two streams viz., the Tunga, about long and the Bhadra, about long which rise in the Western Ghats.

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Vaishnavism

Vaishnavism (translit-std) is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism.

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Veera Ballala I

Veera Ballala I succeeded Ereyanga as king of the Hoysala Empire. Vishnuvardhana and Veera Ballala I are 12th-century Indian monarchs and Hoysala kings.

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Vikramaditya VI

Vikramaditya VI (r. 1076 – 1126 CE) became the Western Chalukya King after deposing his elder brother Someshvara II, a political move he made by gaining the support of Chalukya vassals during the Chola invasion of Chalukya territory. Vishnuvardhana and Vikramaditya VI are 12th-century Indian monarchs.

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Vishnu

Vishnu, also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism.

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Western Chalukya Empire

The Western Chalukya Empire ruled most of the western Deccan Plateau in South India between the 10th and 12th centuries AD.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnuvardhana

Also known as Bitti Deva.

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1152 deaths

12th-century Hindus

Converts to Hinduism from Jainism

Hoysala kings

References